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Self-assessment of health and social care needs by older people

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2007

Ruth Harris ,
Roz Ullman  and
Peter Griffiths
Ruth Harris
Affiliation:
Kingston University and St. George's, University of London, UK
Roz Ullman
Affiliation:
National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, London, UK
Peter Griffiths
Affiliation:
Nursing Research Unit, King's College London, UK
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The involvement of service users as active participants is a stated aim of many current developments within health and social care, and self-assessment has been identified as a key mechanism. For over 15 years, the UK Department of Health has referred to the importance of the service user's views in assessment, and this has been re-emphasized recently in guidance issued to both local authorities social services and the NHS. The concept of the expert patient and the promotion of self-care amongst people with long-term conditions are also highlighted as central to current NHS development. Although not specified as such, self-assessment is an important component of these person-centred initiatives which encourage self-diagnosis, self-monitoring and self-management.

Type
Research Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , November 2006 , pp. 301 - 312
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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